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6-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with C second and E third total 23, including SCENES and OCEANS; ICEBOX leads the score list at 17 points.

23 wordsTop pick SCENESHighest score ICEBOX 17

4 of 23 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (60 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 23 · most-used first

  • SCENES8
  • OCEANS8
  • SCENIC10
  • SCENTS8
  • ACETYL11
  • ICEMAN10
  • ACETIC10
  • OCELOT8
  • ICEBOX17
  • OCELLI8
  • ICECAP12
  • ACETAL8
  • ACEDIA9
  • ICEMEN10
  • SCENED9
  • ACETIN8
  • ACETUM10
  • ECESIC10
  • ECESIS8
  • SCEATT8
  • SCENAS8
  • SCENDS9
  • SCERNE8
All valid words 23

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACEDIA9
  • ACETAL8
  • ACETIC10
  • ACETIN8
  • ACETUM10
  • ACETYL11
  • ECESIC10
  • ECESIS8
  • ICEBOX17
  • ICECAP12
  • ICEMAN10
  • ICEMEN10
  • OCEANS8
  • OCELLI8
  • OCELOT8
  • SCEATT8
  • SCENAS8
  • SCENDS9
  • SCENED9
  • SCENES8
  • SCENIC10
  • SCENTS8
  • SCERNE8
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S35%
  2. A26%
  3. I17%
4th letter
  1. N26%
  2. T22%
  3. S9%
5th letter
  1. I26%
  2. A17%
  3. E13%
6th letter
  1. S26%
  2. C13%
  3. N13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ICEBOX tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 11 words
  2. 9 points: 3 words
  3. 1010 points: 6 words
  4. 11 points: 1 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 0 words
  7. 1414 points: 0 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 0 words
  10. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ICEBOX1719All three
ICECAP1215All three
ACETYL1112All three
SCENIC1013All three
ICEMAN1013All three
ACETIC1012All three
ICEMEN1013All three
ACETUM1013All three
ECESIC1012Collins · NWL
ACEDIA910All three
SCENED911Collins only
SCENDS911All three

The fixed pattern is _CE___: C sits in position two and E in position three, while the other four slots vary. Only 4 of the 23 entries rank among the most common English words, so SCENES, OCEANS, SCENIC and SCENTS are practical starting points. The rest include specialist vocabulary such as ACETYL and ECESIS.

How many 6-letter words have C second and E third?

  • Twenty-three tournament-dictionary entries match the fixed pattern _CE___.
  • SCENES, OCEANS, SCENIC and SCENTS are the 4 common entries.
  • S opens 8 results, ahead of A at 6 and I at 4.
  • ICEBOX scores 17 points; ICECAP is next at 12.

Which matching words are easiest to recognize?

SCENES, OCEANS, SCENIC and SCENTS are the four common entries, but they do not cover the full shape. Eight matches begin with S, six with A, four with I, three with O and two with E. That makes the opening letter a quick filter: test S or A before spending time on a rare initial.

Endings cluster differently: six finish in S, while C and N each close three. SCENES and SCENTS sit in that plural-heavy group; OCEANS does too. If your final letter is fixed as C, ICEBOX, SCENIC and ACETIC are examples to check against the other revealed tiles.

The same C-E placement occurs in 10 five-letter entries and 47 seven-letter entries, so changing the word length shifts the pool sharply. Stick with six letters when the grid locks all six slots; switch lengths only if your puzzle allows a different number of tiles.

How do 6-letter words with C second and E third score?

ICEBOX is the clear score outlier at 17 points, ahead of ICECAP at 12. ACETYL follows at 11, while SCENIC, ICEMAN, ACETIC, ICEMEN, ACETUM and ECESIC each score 10. This pattern can fit a high-value rack as well as recover a familiar plural.

Dictionary coverage narrows the practical choice: all 23 appear in Collins, compared with 20 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE. ICEBOX and SCENES are recognizable, but entries such as ECESIC or SCEATT deserve a quick check against your game's word list before you commit.

Questions people ask

Are all 23 words accepted in every tournament dictionary?
No. Collins includes 23 matching words, while NWL2023 has 20 and ENABLE has 19. A word accepted in Collins can therefore be absent from a North American game, so confirm the active dictionary before playing a less familiar entry such as ECESIC.
Does ICEBOX outscore ICECAP in this pattern?
Yes. ICEBOX scores highest at 17 points, while ICECAP follows at 12 and ACETYL reaches 11. The next group includes SCENIC, ICEMAN and ACETIC at 10 points each, making ICEBOX the standout when board placement is equal.
How many matching words start with S?
Eight begin with S, more than any other initial in this pattern. A comes next with 6, followed by I with 4. Familiar S examples include SCENES, SCENTS and SCENIC; SCENED and SCENDS are less common options.

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